‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platforms The Guardian - US · May 18
Dividend Growth or High Yield: The Income Investor's Bet Compare dividend growth and high-yield ETF strategies to see which may perform best as inflation and Federal Reserve policy shape markets in 2026. MarketBeat · May 14
Senators banned themselves from prediction markets. Will the House? Support is growing for a rules change in the House that would bar members of Congress and their staff from trading on prediction markets. Senators adopted their own resolution at the end of last month by unanimous consent, revising the standing rules of the Senate to ban buying and selling… Roll Call · May 7
The Prediction Market That Doesn't Take Your Money As regulators across Europe move to ban Polymarket and Kalshi as unlicensed gambling, a New York-based startup is testing whether prediction markets can work without user wagers at all — and quietly positioning itself to inherit the markets its competitors are being expelled from. International Business Times · May 7
Keep quiet ‘so we don’t go to jail’: the Israelis charged with bribery after suspicious bets placed on Iran strikes Authorities allege that Omer Ziv and an unnamed air force major used classified information to bet on the timing of military operations on Polymarket The Guardian - US · May 6
Cruise ship hantavirus latest: Boat to sail from Cape Verde to Canary Islands with passengers trapped on board WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far The Independent UK · May 5
Everyone is losing on ‘sucker-bet’ laden prediction markets except a few seasoned pros Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have seen a huge surge in business - but there are growing calls for greater regulation The Independent UK · May 4
Startup Fun raises $72 million for the serious business of converting crypto and cash The crypto investor Multicoin Capital and the tech VC SignalFire led the Series A fundraise. Fortune · May 1
Dan Patrick eyes closing “gambling loophole” for prediction markets. The feds stand in Texas’ way. A Trump administration agency has sued other states that sought to regulate Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction operations under their gambling laws. The Texas Tribune · May 1
Senate bans prediction market trading by members, staff Senators will now be barred from trading on prediction markets, after adopting a resolution by unanimous consent Thursday afternoon. It’s the latest in a flurry of efforts to squash insider trading by government officials as prediction markets grow in popularity. Led by Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, the resolution adopted… Roll Call · Apr 30
Soldier Who Made $400,000 Betting On Maduro's Capture Pleads Not Guilty The U.S. Soldier who allegedly used insider information to profit off the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges. International Business Times · Apr 29
Special forces soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid enters plea in NYC court This case emerges amid heightened scrutiny of prediction markets, platforms that allow individuals to wager on various outcomes The Independent UK · Apr 28
Exchange startup Liquid raises $18 million Series A for leveraged trading on stocks, crypto, commodities, prediction markets, and private secondaries The funding comes less than six months after Liquid’s $7.6 million seed round Fortune · Apr 28
US soldier charged with using intel to win $400K on Maduro raid to appear in court in NYC A U.S. special forces soldier is due in federal court in New York on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket The Independent UK · Apr 28
Barchart · Apr 27 The $100 Million Man: What the ‘Richest Ever’ Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh, With Investments in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Means for Your Portfolio Trump's Fed Chair nominee is set to become the richest ever, with a net worth surpassing $100 million, and investments in some of the biggest names in tech and finance. Here's what that means for your portfolio.
Latin Times · Apr 27 Illinois Bars State Workers From Insider Bets on Prediction Markets and Limits Use of AI Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has moved to restrict two fast-growing technologies inside state government, signing an executive order barring state employees from using nonpublic information to bet on prediction markets while state agencies implement rules requiring oversight, disclosure, and human review for artificial intelligence systems.
The Independent UK · Apr 27 Prediction markets under pressure to crack down on rogue bettors and stop insider trading A soldier betting on an operation to oust Venezuela’s leader
Fortune · Apr 26 Kalshi and Polymarket are racing to ban insider trading. The economist who built the theory behind prediction markets says it's the whole point "You want the most accurate prices. That's pretty clear. The purpose of the market is to inform decisions."
The Independent UK · Apr 25 Soldier accused of making $400k betting on Maduro capture told woman the ‘army doesn’t understand business’: report The woman the soldier had been texting said he contacted her as recently as last weekend
We Got This Covered · Apr 24 GOP rep Luna demands that the soldier who bet on Maduro’s capture be pardoned, unless DOJ goes after ‘all the crooks in Congress’ too She makes a fantastic point, too.
The Independent UK · Apr 24 US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ and requires a public health response, experts say 48% of men aged 18 to 49 had an account with at least one sports betting platform, according to one study
We Got This Covered · Apr 24 US soldier allegedly used classified info to bet on Maduro capture and made $400K This trend of insider gambling raises a bigger question.
Latin Times · Apr 24 U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information to Profit From Maduro Operation He faces charges including unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and engaging in unlawful financial transactions, the Justice Department said.
The Independent UK · Apr 24 Republicans want Trump to pardon soldier arrested for placing bet on Maduro’s capture IN FULL
International Business Times · Apr 24 U.S. Soldier Charged For Allegedly Making Hundreds Of Thousands In Prediction Market Bet Tied To Operation To Capture Maduro A U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant has been charged after federal prosecutors alleged he used classified intelligence from a covert Venezuela operation to place profitable trades on a prediction market platform tied to the fate of then-Venezuelan authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.